Window-screen.



C. B. HOLDING & C. W. MILLS.

WINDOW SCREEN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.24. 1913. 1,176,557. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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WINDOW SCREEN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 24. 1913.

1,176,557. Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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CARLISLE B. HOLDING AND CHARLES W. MILLS, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Application filed December 24, 1918. Serial No. 808,564.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CARLISLE B. How- ING and CHARLES W. MILLS, citizens of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Screens; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it app ertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in window screens and resides in the provision of a screen havin its edges bound with a novel form of rame and which is adapted to be secured to a window in a novel manner.

An important object of our invention is to provide a frame consisting of a section of netting having all or certain of its edges provided with frame members that are preferably formed of suitable metal bent to lie upon both sides of the netting and secured by forming grooves and indentations therein thus clamping the fabric.

Another important object of our invention is to provide a screen of the character described which is secured to a window in a novel manner and cooperate with means secured to the window frame that is adapted to engage the longitudinal edges of the screen, said screen being adapted to be secured along its upper edge in any suitable manner to the upper portion of the window frame and to be clamped adjacent its lower end in engagement with the means above described that is carried upon the window frame, by a novel form of clamping means.

The invention further aims to improve screens of the character described so as to render them more practical; simple as to construction, reliable and efficient in operation and more commercially desirable.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings, wherein we have illustrated the preferred embodiment of our invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts: Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the screen as it would appear in assembled position, Fig. 2 1s a longitudinal sectional view showing a portion of the screen as it would appear in assembled position, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan vlew of the screen showing one of the frame members attached, Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3 illustrating in detail the clamping arrangement of the screen with the frame member, Fig. 5 is a fragmentaryfront elevation of a modified form of our screen, Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5 showing the detail clamping arrangement of the frame members with the Wire screen or fabric, Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail view of a modified form of frame members, and Fig. 8 is a sectional View taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 7 showing the detail arrange- 1rgient of the modified form of frame memers.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a strip of screen fabric of that type which is provided with selvage longitudinal edges.

Secured upon the transverse rough edges of the screen 1 are frame members 3. These frame members are secured upon the upper and lower edges of the screen 1 and are formed of a rectangular strip of some suitable light cheao metal. In securing the frame members 3 to the rough edges of the screen 1, the rectangular strip of metal of which the frame members are composed is bent intermediate its ends to form clamping plates 4 and 5 which lie upon opposite sides of the screen. The plates 4 and 5 are each grooved longitudinally intermediate their longitudinal edges as at 6, from one side and provide a rib and groove fitting for clamping the screen 1 as will be clearly seen with reference to Fig. 4 in the drawings. The grooves are formed by the upper plate 4 being curved and firmly clamping down over the rib portion formed by the lower plate 5, thereby securely clamping the screen 1.

Mounted longitudinally of the window frame 7 upon opposite sides thereof are rectangular preferably metallic strips or boards 8 that are secured in any suitable manner adjacent the outer face of the outermost guide bead of the window frame and form an engaging surface for the screen 1. The screen 1 is secured in any suitable manner at the upper part of the window frame 7 and is thus free to be moved outwardly from its secured point. The strips 8 terminate at their ends in spaced relation to the sill 9 of the frame 7 to provide a space whereby the lowermost of the frame members 3 may be inserted for the urpose of properly securing the screen. he outermost window bead and adjacent sash bar are slightly recessed as at 10 to facilitate proper positioning of the lowermost frame member 9 in a secured position horizontally with respect to the screen 1, a similar arrangement as illustrated in Fig. 2 may be employed at the top of the frame for securing the uppermost frame member 3 and it is not thou ht necessary to illustrate this, in this connection.

As a means for securing side edge portions of the frame 1 in close engagement with the strip 8 there has been provided a plurality of screw eyes 11 which are rotatably mounted in a horizontal plane in the outermost portion of the frame 7 and provided with enlarged eye portions that are adapted to be turned to lie in a horizontal plane so as to force the screen 1 into engagement with the strips 8. It will thus be seen that the screw eyes 11 may be operated to clamp the screen 1 in engagement with the scrips 8.

With reference to Figs. 5 and 6 wherein there is illustrated a modified form of our screen the binding strips 3 are arranged upon all four edges of the screen 1 and in this arrangement the strips 8 are not used since the frame members 3 upon the longitudinal edges of the screen engage the outermost bead of the Window frame 7. In the modified form illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 the ends of the longitudinal and transverse frame members 3 are adapted for overlapping engagement With each other. The longitudinal frame members 3 are provided with enlarged grooves 12 arranged transversely of the frame members 3 at right angles to the grooves therein. These grooves 12 are formed in the plates 4 and 5 of each frame member and are adapted to receive the ribs formed by the grooves on the transverse frame members. Asimilar arrangement of grooves is provided for the transverse frame members 3 for cooperation with the longitudinal grooves in the longitudinal frame members and it will thus be seen that a tight and even fitting is provided for the ends of the frame members.

With reference to Figs. 7 and 8 wherein there is illustrated a modified form of frame members the numerals 13 and 14 designate the plates to engage both sides of the screen 1 that are formed after the same manner as in the modified form. Stamped from the same side of both plates 13 and 14 are V- the longitudinal shaped grooves or corrugations 15 that are connected by a longitudinal groove 16 intermediate their nds. It will thus be seen that th formation is of a herring bone arrangement and provides for the clampin of the wires of the screen in a reliable'and efficient manner. The transverse and longitudinal wires being both clamped.

It will be readily seen that we have rovided a novel form of window screen w ich is capable of being secured to a window in a reliable and expeditious manner and consists of a construction which is cheap to manufacture, light, strong and durable.

In reduction to practice, we have found that the form of our invention, illustrated in the. drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of our device will necessarily vary, we desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required without sacrificing any of the advantages of our invention, as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a window frame, of vertically disposed strips secured to the side rails of the window frame, a rectangular piece of foraminous material adapted for engagement against the vertical strips and extending throughout the height of the window frame and having its upper and lower edges provided with transversely extending frame members, the said uppermost frame member being adapted to engage over the upper end of the vertical strip and the lowermost frame member being located below the lower ends of the vertical strips, and fastening means adapted to engage the side of the window frame and adapted to hold the screen against the said strips.

2. The combination with a window frame, of vertically disposed strips secured to the side rails of the window frame, a rectangular piece of foraminous material adapted for engagement against the vertical strips, and provided with frame members, securing members having threaded shanks removably secured to the sides of the window frame, the said shanks having enlarged heads thereon adapted to engage the screen, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CARLISLE B. HOLDING. CHARLES W. MILLS.

Witnesses:

GARRETT M. TROY, VERDA M. SPINDLER. 

